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Ingredients method for educational cost analysis

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The report applies the ingredients method (Belfield et al., 2018), a methodology that involves "systematically identifying all the resources necessary for implementing" a program, pricing each component, and calculating total and per-participant costs. It characterizes the "treatment contrast" as the difference in resource use, not just outcomes, between intervention and comparison groups, counting opportunity costs of resources regardless of who pays. Costs were organized into four categories: personnel, training, facilities, and materials, and managed with the CostOut tool.

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  • The ingredients method for educational cost analysis: The report applies the ingredients method (Belfield et al., 2018), a methodology that involves "systematically identifying all the resources necessary for implementing" a program, pricing each component, and calculating total and per-participant costs. It characterizes the "treatment contrast" as the difference in resource use, not just outcomes, between intervention and comparison groups, counting opportunity costs of resources regardless of who pays. Costs were organized into four categories: personnel, training, facilities, and materials, and managed with the CostOut tool. (Feng et al. (2024))

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  • Feng, M., Weiser, G., & Collins, K. (2024). Cost and cost effectiveness of ASSISTments online math support: Analysis from a randomized controlled study in middle school. WestEd. https://www.wested.org
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title Ingredients method for educational cost analysis
description The report applies the ingredients method (Belfield et al., 2018), a methodology that involves "systematically identifying all the resources necessary for implementing" a program, pricing each component, and calculating total and per-participant costs.
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